Missing St. James teen last seen 2 weeks ago at Grand Central Station in NYC, police investigating
NEW YORK (WABC) — The disappearance of a 15-year-old boy from Long Island, who has been missing for more than two weeks, is not believed to be criminal in nature, according to officials
Suffolk County Police said Thomas Medlin left the Stony Brook School on Friday, January 9, around 3:30 p.m. and got onto a train to New York City.
He was last seen at Grand Central Station in Manhattan around 5:30 p.m. the same day, according to police.
On Wednesday, police provided an update. Following an investigation, including extensive video canvassing and review of digital evidence, police determined Medlin’s last known location was on the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan Bridge on January 9 at 7:06 p.m., and the last activity on his cellphone was three minutes later at 7:09 p.m. They say a nearby camera captured a splash in the water one minute later.
Detectives say Medlin was never seen leaving the bridge via path exits.
Initially, there had been reports that Medlin was meeting someone he had met on Roblox.
However, police on Wednesday said there is “no indication of criminal activity.”
“Detectives have continuously communicated the department’s findings to Medlin’s family. The department is continuing to work with its law enforcement partners to bring closure to the family,” Suffolk County Police said in a statement.
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